John Lloyd Newcomb (1881 - 1954) was an American educator. He served as the second president of the University of Virginia, ascending to the position after the death of Edwin Alderman. Newcomb, a member of the engineering faculty of the University, oversaw the University through the Depression and the Second World War and managed its physical expansion, including the building of Scott Stadium, the Bayly Art Museum, and Alderman Library.
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18 December 1881
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Died |
22 February 1954 (aged 72)
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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